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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Quinoa Burgers and Spiced Sweet Potato Fries

I saw some photos of myself over the weekend from our mom and dad's 50th and decided I need to smarten up. Some healthier, lower calorie recipes are in order.

I found the recipe for these quinoa burgers and decided to give them a go. Turns out, they are fantastic. They hold together super well, have a delightful crunch, are so easy to put together, and taste amazing! I like them waaaaaaaaay better than the ones I made before.

I also had a half a sweet potato laying around to use up so I thought I would whip up some spiced sweet potato fries.

Quinoa Burgers

Ingredients

1 cup water

1/2 cup quinoa

1 cup diced onions

2 cups finely chopped button mushrooms

3 cloves garlic, minced

salt & pepper

1/8 tsp garlic salt

1 tsp dried parsley

1 egg

2/3 cup aged cheddar (light), shredded

1/2 cup pecans, toasted and finely chopped

1/3 cup rolled oats

1 Tbsp soy sauce

Directions

Preheat oven to 350. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, set aside.

Combine water and quinoa in a medium saucepan, bring to a boil, reduce to simmer, cover and cook for about 15 minutes. remove from heat and let sit, covered for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and set aside to cool.

Spray a large frying pan with cooking spray. Place over medium heat. Add the onions, mushrooms, garlic, and spices.

Cook and stir until onions and mushrooms are tender, about 5 - 8 minutes. Carefully drain off liquid and return pan to heat.

Cook and stir another 1 - 2 minutes. Shut off heat and set pan aside to cool.

In a medium bowl, beat the egg. Stir in the quinoa, mushrooms and onions, cheese, pecans, oats, and soy sauce. Mix well.

Hmmmm.....the only thing that comes to mind is to maybe try shredded zucchini instead of the mushrooms. I'm not 100% sure it would work as well - the taste would definitely be waaaaay different...but, it may work. Let us know if you come up with a good replacement :)